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Value of Education: Education and Earning Power

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore the concept a higher education yields higher earnings. Throughout the class, students visit six workstations and examine occupations, education, salaries, spending, banking, and taxes. As students rotate through the...
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FACS: From Milk to Cheese & Seed to Shelf (Ag)

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore eight Career and Technical areas and make connections with business, family and consumers, and technology. They examine and describe how agriculture and natural resources impact our quality of life. Students...
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Decisions: Action or Apathy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the issues of action versus apathy as related to life pressures, values, consequences and career decisions. They read poetry, short stories and plays and respond to issues personally, critically and creatively.
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Moving On Up!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners complete a game-like simulation to determine a career and salary. In groups, they collect information and decide what is the "best" city in which to live. They create a monthly budget for their "best" city based on salary from...
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L'avenir, C'est Demain

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss their future using the future tense and vocabulary related to the topic. They choose 3 careers they would and would not like to pursue to research and write interview questions to French speakers via email. They create a...
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Honor and Passion for Glory: George Washington in the Ohio Valley

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine George Washington's life as a young British colonial officer during the French and Indian War.
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Classified Ads of the Future

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students brainstorm jobs people might have in the future and write classified ads for those jobs.
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Mapping My Pathway

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create career portfolios, speak with the school counselor, and develop and educational plan. Individually, 8th graders discuss career options and how an educational plan can assist them in future goals. They explore...
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Red Hot Resume

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students listen to a "Help Wanted" story, paraphrase the story, and discuss vocabulary. After reading the story again, students complete a worksheet replacing the vocabulary words with their own words so that the story makes sense to them.
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Create a Cookbook

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Trios write, design, and produce cookbooks. In a truly collaborative project, they choose what content to include, contribute recipes, and decide on formatting. Then, they reformat all recipes to ensure consistent style, publish the...
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School to Career Job Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students initiate an academic career plan. In this career planning lesson, students research possible job interests and devise a personal plan to achieve that position. Students locate educational requirements and potential mentors who...
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Rocket Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine what it takes to be a rocket scientist and other related careers.  In this rockets  lesson students use the Internet to do their research.
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Choosing a STEM Career

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine STEM careers and how they may progress in the future.  In this research professionals lesson students write an essay about choosing a STEM career. 
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My Dad's Job

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars report about their dad's job. In this career lesson students interview their dad about his occupation. They ask detailed questions and write an informational piece.
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Forensic Detectives: Chemistry at Work

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the different careers associated with chemistry and see how it is used everyday.  In this forensic lesson students research a chemistry related career and write a presentation to give to the class.
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Exploring Living Science Careers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore a variety of agricultural careers that are available and look into them in terms of the economics and suitability to their interests.  In this agriculture careers lesson plan students research the agriculture careers and...
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Reach For The Stars: A Health Careers Constellation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine health related careers.  In this career lesson students create a presentation of health related careers and present it to the class. 
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Career Preparation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine career possibilities. In this career preparation instructional activity, students compile portfolios that feature their teaching abilities and make presentations about successful teaching.
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Career Bytes Interview

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct career-based interviews. In this career education lesson plan, students research careers and interview career professionals to produce a video that features ins and outs of the career.
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Traveling the Career Paths 2

For Teachers K
Students discover the six different career paths they could take and why each path is important.  In this career choice lesson, students discuss different career paths using a visual poster. Students then play interactive games.
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How Do They Do That?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore different careers by discussing which community helpers might be considered local heroes. In this career exploration lesson, 3rd graders work in small groups to discuss why certain people are considered...
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Who Am I as a Career? Who Art Thou?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore career options and goals. In this career lesson, 7th graders study occupation cards and find a career path they are interested in. Students work in groups to to sort occupation cards with a career path poster....
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When I am older...

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write about when they are older what career they will choose. Students fill in one paper with lines already formed for this essay.
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Health and Safety at Work

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore potential hazards of various work conditions. In this awareness lesson, students as a whole discuss health and safety issues on the jobsite, then complete a worksheet about the hazards of particular employees. The...